Reginald Armour

{{Short description|Trinidadian and Tobagonian lawyer}}

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| birth_place = Dominica

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| nationality = Dominican citizenship and Trinidadian and Tobagonian citizenship - dual citizenship

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| occupation = Lawyer, judge, Senior Counsel

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| known_for = Serving as Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago

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Reginald Armour, SC is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian lawyer who has served as Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago from 16 March 2022 to March 2025. He was named by Prime Minister Keith Rowley to replace Faris Al-Rawi.{{Cite web |title=Shakeup shocker: Faris demoted, Clarence resigns, removed |url=https://trinidadexpress.com/newsextra/shakeup-shocker-faris-demoted-clarence-resigns-removed/article_c3dbcb8e-a563-11ec-b1e1-d3fcd56bc137.html |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=Trinidad Express Newspapers |date=16 March 2022 |language=en}} Upon his appointment, questions were asked by opposition politicians about his ability to be appointed to the Senate in light of the fact that he was born in Dominica and therefore holds Dominican citizenship.{{Cite web |last=beta |title=AG committed to T&T |date=18 March 2022 |url=https://www.cnc3.co.tt/ag-committed-to-tt/ |access-date=2022-08-23 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Salmon |first=Santana |date=2022-03-19 |title=Trinidad's New Attorney General dismisses opposition concerns regarding his citizenship |url=https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/news/caribbean-news/trinidads-new-attorney-general-dismisses-opposition-concerns-regarding-his-citizenship/ |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=CNW Network |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Former LATT President: Armour's appointment legitimate {{!}} Loop Trinidad & Tobago |url=https://tt.loopnews.com/content/former-latt-president-armours-appointment-legitimate|first=Dareece |last=Polo|date=18 March 2022|access-date=2022-08-23 |website=Loop News |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Eligibility of Dominican-born lawyer to be appointed Attorney General in T&T at play |url=http://sundominica.com/articles/6708/|date=22 April 2022|access-date=2022-08-23 |website=The Sun}} The Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago states that "No person shall be qualified to be appointed as a Senator who is a citizen of a country other than Trinidad and Tobago having become such a citizen voluntarily or is under a declaration of allegiance to such a country". However, the legal consensus is that because Armour is a Dominican citizen through birth rather than naturalization, he is eligible to be appointed to the Senate.

Before being named Attorney General, Armour served on the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of Trinidad and Tobago.{{Cite web |title=ABOUT THE AG – Ministry of the AGLA |url=https://agla.gov.tt/home/about-the-ag-2/ |access-date=2022-08-23 |language=en-US}}

Reginald Armour resigned as Attorney General in March 2025. He has since been offered the post of Justice of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal.{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Gail |title=As Young set to pick his 'new' Cabinet |url=https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/as-young-set-to-pick-his-new-cabinet-6.2.2256862.61d32ec679 |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=www.guardian.co.tt |language=en}}